Forced join on connect

Phase · none Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Posts: 23

I would like to know everyone's thoughts on a network forcing connecting users to a "welcome" channel.

Personally, forced join in anyway shouldn't happen.

hackmiester · none Joined: 29 Jul 2005 Posts: 1

No forced joins. They screw up bots, not to mention they are annoying.

Spektral · none Joined: 03 Feb 2006 Posts: 40

It's just like when I was first IRCop, I typed: /oper Spektral mypass, and I auto-joined #staff. Heh, no big deal. =\

Phase · none Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Posts: 23

Sorry I should have been more clear in my post I see. What I said was when a user connects and before doing any other command, is automatically joined to a channel.

Aven · Idler Joined: 05 Aug 2005 Posts: 393

Honestly? I find it rude because a user is forced to join a channel before he even has a chance to look at the network.

I usually type /list and if I see any warez channels or some random idiocity, I usually leave.

As soon as a user is forced into a channel, it immediatly gives a user a feeling that his/her privacy isn't respected much.

Mabye someone connects to PM a friend, not join a channel. It should always be the user's choice whether he wants to join or not.

If you want users to know what's the "official" channel, mabye just put it in the motd or services' "Logon news" or something along that line, but say no to forced joins!

]Daniel · Idler Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Posts: 315 Location: Boise, ID

Who ever invented the whole idea of forced join was on crack... If you want someone to join your channel, /invite works just as good.

XVar · Newbie Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Posts: 97

Yeh it's a dumb idea, if people wanna join a channel they will. Forced joins for opers is a different issue, as forcing them to join the oper chan is common practice.

Magician · Posted: Feb 07, 2006 11:18pm Post subject:

I think the forced join is a ridiculous option. It is rude to the user and it takes away their "freedom" so to speak. It also diverts users more than it does attract them.

WhaLberg · Posted: Feb 15, 2006 7:44am Post subject:

I think it's not bad but it's not excellent, too. If you have 10-50 users auto join channel is useful, but if you have 50+ users, then it will cause problem.

SATAN-HHH · Eleet Joined: 29 Nov 2003 Posts: 825 Location: Texas

I like my freedom. Being forced to join a channel will likely make me leave that network.

ORenyRen · none Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 38

I think that for the most part, it's a bad thing, for the same reasons that you all already posted, but it also can be a good thing on a limited amount of servers. If you want/need total control, then it's a good thing. If you're connecting to a server that is there for one purpose (like to help someone), it's easier to help people if they are all joining the same channel.

XB · none Joined: 08 Jul 2006 Posts: 16

If a user wants to join a chan they will..

tracie85 · none Joined: 28 Jul 2006 Posts: 7

I agree, forced joins are very annoying, and it sometimes even rude to be forced to join a channel. In other words, I wouldn't last a week on a network w/a forced join on connect :/

mouselike · Lurker Joined: 09 Dec 2003 Posts: 231

I also think forced joins is bad option, however currently opering on an unreal network i am forced to join a channel upon /oper which doesnt really bother me as its just my staff then, but when its on connect i tend to get rather annoyed and just quit the network.

FBI · Posted: Jul 29, 2006 3:01pm Post subject: